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Checking in with the numerous risks in the housing market as the economic fallout of the pandemic as approaches it approaches its second year.
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The latest in a series of compendia tackling the effects of the pandemic, now and in the future, for cities and communities.
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Underutilized parking lots are a costly waste. By managing parking more efficiently, cities can free up land to house people rather than cars.
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If ever there was a doubt about the sheer depth and breadth of intersectionality found in the practice and theory of planning, the pandemic provides daily reminders.
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Since COVID-19 won't last forever, planners should not act as if it will, according to this opinion.
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If ever there was a doubt about the sheer depth and breadth of intersectionality found in the practice and theory of planning, the pandemic provides daily reminders.
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Compact infill development can create affordable, inclusive and attractive cities, like Montreal, "plus belle ville au monde."
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The most-read news, features, and blogs on Planetizen in that year that was 2020.
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A Trulia feature offers lots of interesting information about neighborhoods (or at least about how their residents perceive them).
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From designing streets to designing process.
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Sustaining culture and character is more than a black or white proposition. It requires a careful blend that depends on local circumstances, meticulous research, and self-knowledge.
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The theoretical planning of smart cities could help make city economies stronger as purchasing becomes more straightforward.
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The pandemic has forced difficult confrontations with inequities that existed long before the novel coronavirus. L.A. Metro planners are responding by charting a path toward a transportation system that reverses and improves those previous realities.
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Automobile-dependent planning has changed automobiles from a luxury into a necessity. Excessive vehicle costs leave many households without money to purchase essential food, shelter and healthcare. They need more affordable transportation options.
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Planetizen's annual list of the best of the planning Internet in a year inextricably defined by the uncertainty and constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The answer depends on how the question is phrased.
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What can America's first great immigrant city tell us about placemaking in support of social and spatial belonging?
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Planetizen shares the latest in a series of compendia tackling the effects of the pandemic, now and in the future, for cities and communities.
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The latest edition of Planetizen's annual list of songs about places, for all the audiophiles with a passion for place.
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After moving toward Democrats for decades, central cities moved toward Republicans in 2020.
